Pagaruyung V inscription

Pagaruyung V inscription is an inscription found in Pagaruyung, Pagaruyung Village (nagari), Tanjung Emas District, Tanah Datar Regency, in West Sumatra, Indonesia. This inscription is estimated to date from the reign of King Adityawarman, who ruled between 1347 and 1374 CE in the Malay Kingdom—the predecessor of the Pagaruyung Kingdom—which was centered in Tanah Datar Regency. The Pagaruyung V inscription was discovered as a stone fragment measuring 27 cm in height, 46 cm in width, and 19.5 cm in thickness. The inscription is written in Old Javanese using the Post-Pallava script. The content of the inscription mentions the construction of a garden by an individual named si Satra, which featured seating for King Adityawarman. This makes the Pagaruyung V inscription unique, as it is the only remaining inscription from the Adityawarman era that records a garden and the atmosphere of palace life. The inscription also demonstrates Javanese cultural influence through the language used and the naming of figures mentioned within it. Currently, the Pagaruyung V inscription is preserved alongside several other inscriptions and artifacts at the Adityawarman Inscription Complex in Pagaruyung, under inventory number 26/BCB-TB/SMB. The inscription has been designated as a National Cultural Heritage Object since 2019.

Monument data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).